He (Tiberius) was wont to mock at the arts of physicians, and at those who, after thirty years of age, needed counsel as to what was good or bad for their bodies.
TACITUSThings are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
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The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.
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All inconsiderate enterprises are impetuous at first, but soon lanquish. [Lat., Omnia inconsulti impetus coepta, initiis valida, spatio languescunt.]
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The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
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A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
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One who is allowed to sin, sins less
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Secure against the designs of men, secure against the malignity of the Gods, they have accomplished a thing of infinite difficulty; that to them nothing remains even to be wished.
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Valor is the contempt of death and pain.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]
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The powerful hold in deep remembrance an ill-timed pleasantry. [Lat., Facetiarum apud praepotentes in longum memoria est.]
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.
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Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.
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There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
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